Authorities in Texas are asking for the public’s help in locating a 10-year-old boy who reportedly ran away while in Child Protective Services’ custody eight months ago. KTRK reported that Ma’Lik Bates was last seen on June 21 on the 6300 block of Rosemary Lane in Houston. Officials said the agency was caring for the boy at the time …
Authorities in Texas have charged two people with capital murder for allegedly beating a 2-year-old girl to death with a belt in November. According to The Dallas Morning News, Shamonica Jackson, 34, and Derick Roberson, 38, were indicted on one count each of capital murder of a person under 10 years old for the death of Aniyah …
Authorities in Texas say a man and woman are facing criminal charges after four underfed young children — two of whom were locked in animal cages — were found at their Wise County home. According to WKYT, all of the children are 5 years old or younger and were found inside the home and in …
Authorities in Texas say five relatives — including a 15-month-old girl — were killed in a shooting at a residence in Polk County this week. According to WSMV, authorities arrived at the scene at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday after a woman in the home who survived the gunfire contacted her son to report the …
A Texas man reportedly died days after the vape e-cigarette he was using exploded and caused him to suffer a massive stroke. According to KPRC, William Brown, 24, was in a parking lot of Smoke and Vape DZ, a store that sells vaping equipment and supplies, on January 27 when the vape pen he was using exploded. Brown’s …
Authorities in Texas say a man facing criminal charges related to two homicides has been recaptured after he escaped custody early Sunday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cedric Marks is the ex-boyfriend of a woman whose remains were found along with those of her male friend inside of a fire pit in Oklahoma. After his arrest …
Police were reportedly called to a “possible suicide”—but a weapon wasn’t found near the slain 20-year-old
A cell phone video reportedly shows a 17-year-old waving around a rifle minutes before it fires, fatally shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend. Javon Martin was charged with criminally negligent homicide for Sunday’s shooting that left Makaila Simon dead. Authorities told KSAT that Martin wounded Simon in her chest at a home in Spring; Simon’s mother claimed her …
Authorities in Texas say a 12-year-old boy is facing criminal charges including capital murder after allegedly gunning down a professional boxer in the victim’s living room this week. John VanMeter, 24, and his girlfriend were reportedly at his home in Uvalde when an armed intruder burst in at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, according to …
A Texas woman who was 14 when she intentionally drowned a 2-month-old baby girl was paroled less than four years after she was sentenced to juvenile detention for the 2015 murder. The Dallas Morning News reported that the unnamed 19-year-old had been in juvenile lockup since drowning Justice Hull in January 2015. In May 2015, District Judge Cheryl …
Authorities in Texas are searching for a woman who they said hasn’t been seen or heard from since earlier this month. Emily Wade, 38, was reportedly last seen on January 5. Police have searched a road that leads to a co-worker’s home in Wade with no success, according WKYT. KTRK reported that Wade, who’s a …
Authorities in Texas say a corrections officer arrested earlier this month is facing new criminal charges after surveillance footage allegedly captured her sexual encounter with an inmate. According to the New York Post, 27-year-old Sinead Nichole Hagan was already under suspicion stemming from a prior report that she had engaged in sex with another individual …
